Vyacheslav Butusov
Vyacheslav Butusov Вячеслав Бутусов | |
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 Vyacheslav Butusov in 2011 | |
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| Born | 15 October 1961 Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
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| Website | butusov |
Vyacheslav Gennadievich Butusov (Template:Lang-ru; born 15 October 1961) is a Russian singer-songwriter and composer. He was the lead singer of Nautilus Pompilius and U-Piter. Since 2019, he has been playing in his group "Orden Slavy". He also has a solo career as a singer-songwriter.
Musical career
1982–1997: Nautilus Pompilius
While he was a first-year student at the Sverdlovsk Architectural Institute, he was acquainted with musician Dmitry Umetsky. The two young men were passionate about music and often gathered to play together. This resulted in the recording of Nautilus Pompilius's first album Pereyezd (Relocation) in 1982, which met with little success. In the same year, Butusov met the poet Ilya Kormiltsev. Together, they recorded the band's first mature album, Nevidimka (Invisible) in 1985. Next year their tandem released the record Razluka (Separation), which sparked the band's popularity. The band's last album, Yablokitai, was recorded by Butusov and Kormiltsev in 1996 in England.[1]
1997–present: Solo career
After Nautilus Pompilius disbanded, Butusov launched his solo career. In 1997, he recorded Nezakonnopozhdenniy AlKhimik doktor faust pernatiy zmey with Yuri Kasparyan, and in 1998, his first solo album, Ovaly. During this years he also had a brief cameo in Russian crime film Brother. In the 2020s, Butusov turned to classical music. He is composing the score for the theatrical piece "Two Tsars", based on the play by Boris Akunin,[2] and is writing a libretto for the symphony project "Lament of Adam".[3]
2001–2017: U-Piter
In 2001 Vyacheslav Butusov founded the band U-Piter with former Kino guitarist Yuri Kasparyan. They have recorded seven albums, the last being Gudgora in 2015. U-Piter was disbanded in 2017.
Personal life
Butusov is married to Anzhelika Estoyeva (born 1970). He has four children: three daughters – Anna (born 1980; with his first wife Mariana Dobrovolskiy-Butusova), Ksenia (born 1991), Sofya (born 1999) and a son Daniil (born 2005).[4]
Discography
Solo albums
- Ovaly (1998)
- Tikhe igry (2001)
- Model dlya sborki (2008)
Collaboration albums
- Most (1985) (with Yevgeniy Dimov as part of the project "Step")
- NezakonNoRozhdenniy AlKhimik doktor Faust — Pernatiy Zmey (1997) (with Yuri Kasparyan)
- Elizobarra-Torr (2000) (with Deadушки)
- Zvyodzdniy padl (2001) (with musicians of Kino)[5]
Film soundtracks
- Brother (1997)
- Brother 2 (2000)
- War (2002)
- Dead Man's Bluff (2005)
- Igla remix (remake of The Needle (1988 film) (2010)
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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| Ranshe bylo drugoye vremya | 1987 | Himself | Cameo |
| Zekralo dlya geroya | 1987 | Himself | Cameo |
| Rock in Russia | 1988 | Himself | Cameo |
| Serp i gitara | 1988 | Non-specified | |
| Nastya y Yegor | 1989 | Himself | Cameo |
| Spalniy Vagon | 1989 | Passenger SV | |
| Brother | 1997 | Himself | Cameo |
| Aleksandr Bashlachev. Smertelniy polet | 2005 | Himself | Cameo |
| Den nefti | 2008 | Himself | Cameo |
Publications
- Virgostan (2007)
- Antidepressant (M., Eksmo, 2007) (Co-authored with Nikolay Yakimchuk)
- Arkhiya (2011)
Awards
- Lenin Komsomol Prize (1989) for his songs with Nautilus Pompilius[6]
- Golden Gramophone Award (2004) for his song "City Girl"
- Tsarskoselskaya Khudozhestvennaya Prize (2007)
- Medal "15 years of Kemerovo and Novokuznetsk diocese" (26 March 2009)[7]
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (13 October 2011) Order IV. For his contribution in the development in music, art, and many years of creative activity.[8]
References
- ^ Kushnir, O. "Александр Кушнир: "Путь Кормильцева – минное поле"" [Alexander Kushnir: Kormiltsev's way was a minefield] (in Russian). Ripol Publishing House. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ Вячеслав Бутусов станет автором музыки к проекту Александринки по пьесе Бориса Акунина. Tass.ru. 25 June 2021.
- ^ Подробности либретто проекта «Плач Адама». butusov.ru
- ^ "Вячеслав Бутусов: "Жена меня призывает не впадать в крайности"". trud.ru (in Russian). 19 June 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "9 ярких музыкальных проектов Вячеслава Бутусова" (in Russian). rg.ru. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ Наутилус Помпилиус (Часть 1). nneformat.ru
- ^ Вячеслав Бутусов получил медаль из рук епископа Аристарха
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 13 октября 2011 года № 1347". Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
External links
- Official Website of Butusov & U-Piter Vyacheslav Butusov's current group (in Russian)
- Official Website of Nautilus group Vyacheslav Butusov's worldwide famous group (in Russian)
- Biography of Vyacheslav Butusov (in English)
| International | |
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Krasnoyarsk
- Russian rock singers
- Russian male singer-songwriters
- Russian singer-songwriters
- Russian rock guitarists
- Russian male guitarists
- Russian male film actors
- Soviet male singers
- Post-punk musicians
- 21st-century Russian writers
- 20th-century guitarists
- 21st-century guitarists
- 20th-century Russian male singers
- 21st-century Russian male singers
- Recipients of the Lenin Komsomol Prize
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class